The brother of a Warminster man who died after being struck by a train last month have described him as a caring person who was led astray by his addiction to cannabis.

Leigh David Lines, 27, died on the railway line close to Warminster train station just after 9pm on May 14.

His brother Luke, who lives in Milton Keynes where Leigh grew up, described how his brother developed psychosis, which they attribute to his cannabis habit which started at when he was 15 years old.

At the time of his death, Leigh was living at sheltered accommodation in The Mead, Warminster, run by the mental health charity Rethink.

He was sectioned in 2005 and for the last couple of years was on a compulsory injection to help suppress negative thoughts.

Luke said: “He was always very caring to his friends he loved and not all of them knew about the problems Leigh was facing.

“The only person who Leigh freely spoke about all his thoughts to was to his mum.

“Leigh was very popular both in and out of school and had a great sense of humour, he also met a lot of people through his passion for music.

“Other than music and writing lyrics, he loved cars, mountain bikes and training shoes.”

About 60 people from Devon and Milton Keynes, where Leigh lived before moving to Warminster, attended his funeral at West Wiltshire Crematorium in Semington on May 27.

Luke added: “I'm glad to say my brother is no longer suffering, but I'm still expecting him to ring or text as he did almost every day for the last few months.

“Leigh maintained his sense of humour right until a few hours before he took his own life.”

An inquest into Leigh’s death has been opened and adjourned.